In the news

WSU to sell $92M in bonds to fund buildings in Midtown, Warren

February 6, 2013

Wayne State University will sell $92 million in bonds this spring to fund a new Advanced Technology Education Center in Warren, and construction at the Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research Building at its Midtown campus. The bonds will fund various projects, including $31 million toward the university's new $93 million Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research Building at the former Dalgleish Cadillac building on Cass Avenue in Detroit, plus $9 million toward the $12 million projected cost of the Macomb County extension center site on 12 Mile Road. Another $18 million from the bond sale would go to renovate the WSU Student Center building; $23.5 million would go toward the $33.5 million cost of new laboratory classrooms and renovated research lab space in the Physics, Engineering and Shapero buildings. Another $8.5 million will go to renovate Manoogian Hall and a separate electrical infrastructure upgrade. Ahmad Ezzeddine, associate vice president of educational outreach at Wayne State, said Wednesday the university will begin soliciting bids for a project architect and possibly a general contractor now that the board has approved the bonds, and will likely return with a project plan for the Warren center sometime around May. The Macomb center, on the grounds of a former Farmer Jack store the university purchased in 2011, would be the third phase of a Macomb County expansion the university began in 2007.

Share

Wayne State Office of Public Relations

The Wayne State University Office of Communications is the primary liaison between the university and the news media. We understand timeliness is critical in news reporting. Our goal is to deliver a rapid response to media inquiries and provide reporters with the most relevant experts and spokespeople.